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- 1. a projecting starched frill worn round the neck, characteristic of Elizabethan and Jacobean costume: "an Elizabethan ruff"
- 2. a projecting or conspicuously coloured ring of feathers or hair round the neck of a bird or mammal: "a ruff of long pointed feathers"
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RUFF definition: 1. a large, stiff collar with many folds, worn in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries: 2. a…. Learn more.
Ruff definition: a neckpiece or collar of lace, lawn, or the like, gathered or drawn into deep, full, regular folds, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.. See examples of RUFF used in a sentence.
1. : a large round collar of pleated muslin or linen worn by men and women of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. 2. : a fringe or frill of long hairs or feathers growing around or on the neck of an animal. 3.
A ruff is a stiff strip of cloth or other material with many small folds in it, which some people wore round their neck in former times.
A ruff is a high, frilly collar that's worn snugly around the neck, or a similar frill of feathers or fur around an animal's neck. The Elizabethans are famous for wearing ruffs. If you wear a ruff today, you're probably acting in a Shakespeare play or a movie about sixteenth century England.
RUFF meaning: 1. a large, stiff collar with many folds, worn in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries: 2. a…. Learn more.
1. A stiffly starched frilled or pleated circular collar of lace, muslin, or other fine fabric, worn by men and women in the 1500s and 1600s. 2. A distinctive collarlike projection around the neck, as of feathers on a bird or of fur on a mammal. 3.
Ruff Definition. A high, frilled or pleated collar of starched muslin, lace, etc., worn by men and women in the 16th and 17th cent. A band of distinctively colored or protruding feathers or fur around the neck of an animal or bird.
Definition of ruff noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
See synonyms for ruff on Thesaurus.com noun a neckpiece or collar of lace, lawn, or the like, gathered or drawn into deep, full, regular folds, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
